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Adrian P. Thomas was a father of seven children living in Troy, New York, when, in September 2008, his four-month-old son died. A preliminary medical examination indicated that the infant died from head trauma. The police interrogated Thomas for nearly 10 hours during which he confessed to throwing his son on the bed three times. The entire interrogation was videotaped. He was charged with second-degree murder, found guilty, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

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  • Adrian P. Thomas was a father of seven children living in Troy, New York, when, in September 2008, his four-month-old son died. A preliminary medical examination indicated that the infant died from head trauma. The police interrogated Thomas for nearly 10 hours during which he confessed to throwing his son on the bed three times. The entire interrogation was videotaped. He was charged with second-degree murder, found guilty, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. In 2011, Grover Babcock and Blue Hadaegh were looking for an example of a coerced confession as the basis for a documentary film they were planning and they used Thomas's interrogation video to make the documentary Scenes of a Crime. Thomas appealed his conviction based on a coercive interrogation. However, the state appellate justices of New York denied his appeal in 2012. Thomas then appealed his conviction to the New York Court of Appeals. In February 2014, the seven judges unanimously ruled that Thomas must have another trial excluding the videotaped confession. A second trial was held and on June 12, 2014, the jury found him not guilty of second degree murder of his infant son. The case created controversy about how much coercion is legally permissible in police interrogations. (en)
  • Adrian P. Thomas era padre de siete hijos que vivían en Troy, Nueva York, cuando, en septiembre de 2008, murió su hijo de cuatro meses. Un examen médico preliminar indicó que el bebé murió de un traumatismo craneal. La policía interrogó a Thomas durante casi 10 horas, durante las cuales confesó haber tirado a su hijo en la cama tres veces. Todo el interrogatorio fue grabado en video. Fue acusado de asesinato en segundo grado, declarado culpable y condenado a 25 años de prisión perpetua. En 2011, Grover Babcock y Blue Hadaegh estaban buscando un ejemplo de una confesión forzada como base para una película documental que estaban planeando y utilizaron el video del interrogatorio de Thomas para hacer el documental Escenas de un crimen. Thomas apeló su condena basándose en un interrogatorio coercitivo. Sin embargo, los jueces de apelaciones estatales de Nueva York negaron su apelación en 2012. Thomas luego apeló su condena ante el Tribunal de Apelaciones de Nueva York. En febrero de 2014, los siete jueces dictaminaron por unanimidad que Thomas debía tener otro juicio, excluyendo la confesión grabada en video. Se llevó a cabo un segundo juicio y el 12 de junio de 2014, el jurado lo declaró inocente del asesinato en segundo grado de su hijo. El caso generó controversia sobre cuánta coerción es legalmente permisible en los interrogatorios policiales. (es)
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  • Adrian P. Thomas was a father of seven children living in Troy, New York, when, in September 2008, his four-month-old son died. A preliminary medical examination indicated that the infant died from head trauma. The police interrogated Thomas for nearly 10 hours during which he confessed to throwing his son on the bed three times. The entire interrogation was videotaped. He was charged with second-degree murder, found guilty, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. (en)
  • Adrian P. Thomas era padre de siete hijos que vivían en Troy, Nueva York, cuando, en septiembre de 2008, murió su hijo de cuatro meses. Un examen médico preliminar indicó que el bebé murió de un traumatismo craneal. La policía interrogó a Thomas durante casi 10 horas, durante las cuales confesó haber tirado a su hijo en la cama tres veces. Todo el interrogatorio fue grabado en video. Fue acusado de asesinato en segundo grado, declarado culpable y condenado a 25 años de prisión perpetua. (es)
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